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Outward bound Giwaykiwin: wilderness-based Indigenous education
(2008)
This study takes a critical approach to Outward Bound Canada's Giwaykiwin program
through a lens of decolonizing Indigenous education. The worldwide organization of
Outward Bound, and assumptions about the universal ...
An arts-informed study of Artemis and Apollo: implications for teachers
(2008)
Using arts-informed research and the intuitive artistic processes of drawing and painting
I searched for visual symbols and feelings in the myths of Artemis and Apollo. Visual
imagery, symbols and meaning provide a ...
Traditional knowledge and values today: Nimkii Beneshii Migizii Kwe - Thunder Bird Eagle Woman's perspective
(2008)
This qualitative study used a narrative story-telling format to further current
understanding of traditional Anishinaube knowledge and values. The impetus for this
inquiry was the researcher's quest to seek answers to ...
Preservice teachers' perceptions of teaching in communities of Northwestern Ontario
(2008)
This mixed-method study examined the perceptions of preservice teachers about
teaching in Northwestern Ontario, and how these perceptions influence their decisions to
apply for teaching positions within the area through ...
Native teaching methods : an exploration of the use of traditional practical knowledge in the classroom / by Ruby V. Farrell.
(1993)
This study explores possible consistent patterns in the teaching methods of Native teachers in northwestern Ontario by examining their use of
traditional practical knowledge in the classroom.
The research was conducted ...
Native conceptions of giftedness / by J. Karen Reynolds.
(1992)
This study seeks to determine the relevance of
"giftedness" in an isolated north-western Ontario
Ojibway community and school. Specifically, Renzulli's
(1986) model of "giftedness" is examined.
This study begins with ...
Curriculum change in the classroom : a teacher-based inquiry / by Connie Morrice.
(1995)
This is an enthnographic study of six elementary classroom teachers in a large
southern Ontario school board of over 100 schools. The study addresses the
problem of reconciling commonly assumed theories in the field and ...
Adaptations of Euro-Canadian schools to Inuit culture in selected communities in Nunavut
(2001)
This study explores educators' current and desired 'adaptations' of Euro-Canadian
schools to Inuit culture, in five communities in one region of Nunavut Communities
ranged in size from 800 to 3500 residents, of which on ...
Continuing education needs of registered nurses in Northwestern Ontario : a needs assessment approach / Laura Kokocinski.
(1995)
In Canada, there has been little progress in the
development and advancement of continuing nursing
education since World War II. The recent release of
national and provincial documents, the trend toward
specialization ...
Parental involvement as a teaching strategy : attitudes, opinions, and perceptions in Thunder Bay
(1988)
During the 1970s and into the 1980s the communications media and
educational theorists have reported and analyzed public dissatisfaction with
school systems. One cause of this dissatisfaction is that school systems ...